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No.A 337,641.

E. P. 8e o. WELLESLBY..

WINDMILL.

PetentedMer-.9,1886. Ziyi, ef Y f WITNESSES N. PETERS. PbowLihngnphar. Wuhngiolv. ILC.

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EDYVIN P. WELLESLEY AND CHARLES WELLESLEY, OF COLON, MICHIGAN.

WINDiVlILL.

SEEGEFCATEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,641. dated March 9. 1886.

Application iledJuly 8, 1985. Serial No. 171,008. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that "we, EDWIN P. WnLLEsLnY and CHARLES WnLLEsLEY, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Colon,

in the county ol St. Joseph and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and` useful Improvements in W'indmills; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the' invention', such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

b O ur invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in horizontal wind-wheels; and it consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specilically pointed out in the 2o Claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, which illus` trate our invention, Figure l is a side view ol' a wind-wheel constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional g5 View, and Fig. 3 isa horizontal sectional View taken through the line .fr x el' Fig. 2.

Arepresentsasuitably-constructed supporting-frame, the upperendsolthe heamsol' which are rigidly attached to a circular l'rame, A', 3o which is provided with cross-bars a, which nnilcat their center, so as to l'orm a hearing, c', through which the vertical shal't B passes.

To the under side of the circular l'rame A arel pivotally secured, by means ol` staples b, the levers C, the outer end ol' each otz which is bent upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to engage with projections on the under edge ol' the ring D, which lits loosely over the outer edge ol the circular l'rame A. The under edge 40 ol the ring D is formed with projections for the reception ot' the upwardly-heut ends of the levers C, which levers are depressed byl the weight ol'the ring upon their outer ends. The inner ends ot' the lever abut against the central portion ot' the frame A when their outer ends are depressed, so as to support said ring below the plane ofthe circular l'ranie A. The

levers C C have attached near their inner ends, which converge toward cach other, cross-hars 5o C', to which are connected lleXihle cords d, with chains d', hy means 0l' which they can be secured to the trame A, so as to raise the outer ends of the lever and hold the ring D above the plane of the circular frame A', and thus throw the wind-wheel out of action, as will loe hereinafter fully set forth. rlhe vertical shalt B is mounted in a horizontal beam, E, so that the collar thereon will rest upon the upper snrface of the same, and the upper end of the shaft is rigidly connected to the horizontal circular 6o frame F with centralcross-beams, f. The upper periphery of the circular frame F is provided on opposite sides with bearing-blocks g, and at right angles therewith with similarlyconstructed bearing-blocks g', which are ol' a 65 greater height. In the bearing-blocks gg are journaled horizontal shal'ts G. to the ends of which are attached the vanes V, said vanes loeing secured to said shaft on one side of their centers, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the major 7o portion of said vanes will depend from said shafts. The shafts are provided adjacent to the frame F with projecting pins H, which are parallel with the inner edges ofthe vanes, the aforesaid pins being adapted to engage with projections l'ormed in the outer periphery of the circular frame F, these projections being indicated by h, and said pins, when in a vertical position. project beyond the lower edge of the frame F. The vanes which are attached 8o to the opposite ends ot' the shafts lie in ditt'e'rcnt planes, so that when one is vertical the oppositeplanewillbehorizontal. Aconicalcap, I, is attached lo the frame F by means ol'vertical bars i, and said cap projects beyond the edge of the frame, so as to protect the hearings and saidv frame from the weather. The vertical shalt B is provided at its lower end with the gear-wheel, which meshes with a similar gear-wheel attached toa horizontal shalt, to 9o which the machinery to be driven is connected.

The operation ol' ourimprovement is as l'ollows: The wind when coming from any point will strike against the vane, and will turn the same to a vertical position, in which position it is held by the pin H, which engages with the corresponding projection, lz., on the rim of the frame F. The greater portion ofthe vane being helow the shalt will prevent the same from turning, and while said vane is in a ver- 10o tical position the opposite vane will he horizontal, so as to present a straight edge and but little resistance to the wind. The wind will act continuously upon the different vanes,

and when not acting` upon the saine said vanes will remain inclined with respect tothe frame at opposing angles. Vhen it is desired to throw the windmill out of action, the cords d are tightened, so as to throw the outer ends of the lever upwardly, and thus raise the ring` D, so that it will bear against the under edge of the eirenlar frame F, thus holding eaeh of the vanes in an inclined position, so that the Wind will not act upon the same. The pins H do not come into Contact with the ring D when the saine is lowered, and the motion of the wheel is not retarded by the saine trailing` upon the upper edge of this ring.

l. In a horizontal windmill, the combination, with a vertical shaft carrying` a revolving` frame having` projections upon its periphery, of the vane-carrying shal'ts having` pins arranged to engage the said projections, a vertically-niovinll,r ri ng constructed to engage the revolving,r frame and pins, and the levers pivoted upon theshaftsupporting frame and constructed to raise the ring, as described.

2. The Combination, with the vertical shaft B, and the revolving frame mounted thereon and carrying' the shafts G, ofthe frame A', the vertically-adjustalile ring D, constructed to engage the revolving frame, and the ievers C, pivoted to frame A and arranged to raise the ring D into engagement with the revolving fra-me. as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combina-tion, with the frame A, earrying portion A and shaft B, and the levers C, pivoted to portion A and provided with cords d. ofthe revolving frame F, carrying the vaueshafts and secured to shaft B, and the ring D,arranged to engage with the revol ving` frame, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof we afx our signatures in presence ot two witnesses.

EDWIN P. WELLEsLnY. CHARLES WELLESLEY.

Witnesses:

A. E. DICKINsoN, MARTIN W ILDER. 

